Re: DSHD 5.25 disks

[spec@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)]

In article nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates) writes...
>
>   In short: yes, the superdrive controller card is needed to
>interface an Apple II with slots to a superdrive and use all its
>functionality. The GS and others with a 3.5" port built in to theim
>can use superdrives, but only at 800K. Unfortunately, superdrives are
>plentiful as mac users discard them, but the controller cards are in
>short supply, so the going price is more than expected.

    What ever became of the ALI 3.5 Controller Card from ABC Direct?
According to ads, this was to be a clone of Apple's (now rare) card.
The expected release date was October 1995, but nothing ever appeared,
so I guess it's just vaporware at this point (or a dead project like
the Duet or TurboRez). 

Mitchell Spector
spec@vax2.concordia.ca